20 Modern Shower Ideas to Start Your Mornings in Style (2024)

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  Modern Shower Door With Panes

  

  We’re relaxed just looking at this shower designed by Sarah Solis. Every design decision, from the exposed wooden beams to the transparent half-wall, took a deconstructed approach resulting in an ultra-airy feeling ideal for a modern shower.

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  Budget-Friendly Feature Wall

  

  One step into this bathroom designed by Frances Harvey and your eyes will immediately be drawn to the shower’s feature tile wall. Its tiles are dark yet whimsical, with varying depths you’ll want to reach out and touch. It’s proof you don’t need to tile your entire shower in a striking tile, and it's a more budget-friendly design choice.

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  Modern Shower Niche

  

  Your shampoo and condition deserve a better home than the corner of your shower floor, where they pile into a mess and inevitably get knocked over. A dedicated niche, like the one in this shower by Allison Ruda Interior Design, solves that issue.

  “This shower showcases beautiful modern yet classic features,” Ruda says. “The half-wall design invites abundant natural light, while a dedicated niche enhances organization.”

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  Nature-Inspired Modern Shower

  

  This shower, located in one of the four-and-a-half bathrooms in the private retreat Blue Mountain Resort House, lives up to its home’s name. The entire property, which lives on 28 acres of pristine mountain, stream, and forest land, aims to blend modern convenience with natural beauty. This shower, with vertical and variegated blue tiles, does just that.

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  Striking Stone Shower

  

  Balancing brightness and warmth is no easy task, especially in an interior bathroom without natural light.Float Studio got it right by incorporating natural tones and textures, including wood, limestone, and marble for an overall sense of peace. Don’t overlook the role the fixtures play, either. They add weight and interest to the space and are equally as long-lasting and timeless.

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  Wood-Inspired Modern Shower Tile

  

  For an ultra-relaxing shower experience, ask yourself: what would a Scandinavian do? Chances are they’d approve this serene space by Rumor Designs. The shower may look like it’s covered in wood planks, but don’t be fooled; it’s made of porcelain tile.

  “This shower gives the appearance of a sauna with a Scandinavian aesthetic, and we loved that the tile came in extra wide plank-like lengths offering a more luxurious feel," Katie Siegel, lead designer of Rumor Designs, says.

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  Luxurious Shower Tile

  

  For this modern shower, designer Sarah Solis highlighted two sides of the finish spectrum: extremely high gloss and couldn’t-be-more-matte. The shiny tiles are toned down with aged fixtures that harken to another century. Together, they create a luxe modern shower.

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  Modern Herringbone Tile

  

  If you have “been there, done that” feelings about horizontally stacked subway tile—a classic for a reason—there are plenty of other shapes and patterns to consider. How about herringbone? This Frances Harvey-designed shower’s herringbone shower tiles create a sense of movement and an interesting contrast with the petite hexagonal floor tiles.

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  Small and Open Modern Shower

  

  By nixing walls altogether, this modern shower’s customized floor tiles feature a graphic design that also accents the walls. This also helps open up a small bathroom.

  “The tiles are the hero,” Ami McKay, creator of PURE Design: Interior Design, Build & Shoppe, says. “Without shower walls, we can see the tiles without obstruction. It works well if your bathroom is waterproof, so make sure you use waterproof wood substrates!"

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  Double Modern Showers

  

  There’s no denying the star of this stunning bathroom: the Santorini polished copper tub by Native Trails. It’s flanked by a pair of generously-sized bronze and glass walk-in shower enclosures atop Bianco Carrara herringbone tile, while a Fenwater pendant from Hudson Valley Lighting shimmers above.

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• 11 of 20

  Modern Shower Platform

  

  For this green-tiled beauty, McKay of PURE Design: Interior Design, Build & Shoppe, wanted to delineate the shower and tub area from the rest of the bathroom. That's why she designed a step-up bathing platform with a glass-walled shower and recycled tub.

  “The green shower tiles wrap the vaulted ceiling for a dramatic color-blocking effect, and we used the same tiles for the platform trim," she says. She chose to place them vertically, which adds visual interest with a contemporary twist.

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  Sleek Black Tile Shower

  

  What’s more modern than a black-tiled shower? Jennifer Ramsey Interiors leaned into a sleek, sophisticated shower design for this bathroom, choosing thin black tile placed vertically floor-to-ceiling.
  

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  Graphic Modern Shower Tile

  

  The Lafayette Hotel and Club in San Diego wasn't shy with their graphic use of tile in this shower. Here’s your nudge to be bold. too. Small black and white tile—whether formed in stripes, checkers, or both—packs a serious punch, especially in a small shower. Brass fixtures make the tile patterns pop all the more, creating a timeless look that’ll continue to look fresh.
  

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  Bright and Modern Shower

  

  If light and bright is more your style, take notes from this Cohesively Curated Interiors-designed bathroom. The shower’s glass doors create a seamless look that makes the bathroom feel bigger. Plenty of sunlight bouncing off the luminous tile and a pair of mirrors help, too.

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  Colorful Modern Shower

  

  If you’re craving color in your home, a small space like a shower is the ideal place to experiment. Swoon Inside did just that in this modern shower. Placing the rectangular tiles vertically adds a contemporary touch, too.

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  Arched Shower Entrance

  

  Forget feeling boxed in, even in a small shower. Soften the lines of your shower with the curves of an arched entrance. This bath by Think Chic Interiors makes a statement without being showy and ties in other curved elements, like the mirror.

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  French-Inspired Modern Shower

  

  Want to define your shower space without chopping the bathroom into too many small sections? Here’s a solution courtesy of this modern bathroom design by Curated Nest: delineate the shower from the rest of the bathroom with French window-like glass panes. It keeps an open flow and lets natural light stream into the shower.
  

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  Modern Shower Bench

  

  Go ahead, take a seat. Adding a bench to your shower, like Kristen Elizabeth Design did in this modern bathroom, makes for an extra relaxing place to let your hair mask set in, shave your legs, or simply let the warm water wash over you. It’s especially a must if you install a steam shower.

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  Luxurious Mosaic Tiles

  

  Zoe Feldman Design didn’t shy away from using this mosaic tile throughout this modern shower—walls, floor, and ceiling. The variegated gray tones give it depth, and the brass fixtures and niche detailing add to its extra regal feel.

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  Splash Guard Door

  

  If you’re working with limited square footage in your bathroom or need a budget-friendly alternative to a fully glassed-in shower, consider installing a glass shower panel instead of an entire door like this bathroom by The Home Consultant. It’ll act as a splash guard while maximizing the limited layout. It’s a modern move that’ll give your everyday shower a spa-like quality.